The Catch Surf store in San Clemente is stocked with soft-top surfboards. The brand, which launched in 2008 in Laguna Beach, helped change the negative soft-top stigma.

The first soft-top came out in the 1970s when Tom Morey, who had a bodyboard factory, and Mike Doyle, a surfer, collaborated on creating a surfboard, said Matt Warshaw, a surf historian and author ...

For beginners, a soft top surfboard is a fun, stable and safe way to get the basics dialed in. For skilled riders, it’s a way to have more fun on days you might not surf otherwise.

Foam soft top boards are one of the best types of surfboards for beginners. The foam core and thick coating make for a buoyant, stable board, so you’ll find it easier to stand up on a wave.

Soft-tops are a popular design for beginning surfers, but surf brands such as Catch Surf, based in San Clemente, also have created soft-tops that can hold up in bigger surf and for use by more ...

Read on for the basics of buying a surfboard, as well as some high-quality boards, like the Thurso Surf Aero Soft Top Surfboard, which can transition with you from beginner to intermediate.

San Clemente this weekend will host the “Red Bull Foam Wreckers” a surf contest at T-Street on Aug.12 all about fun with soft-top surfboards and wackiness on the sand.

The Red Bull Foam Wreckers in San Clemente on Aug. 12 will showcase what soft-top boards are meant for — having fun San Clemente this weekend will host the “Red Bull Foam Wreckers” a surf contest at T ...

Local News How the soft-top surfboard went from ‘kook’ to cool The Red Bull Foam Wreckers in San Clemente on Aug. 12 will showcase what soft-top boards are meant for — having fun ...